Suspected Mexican drug trafficker arrested at World Cup in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A suspected Mexican drug trafficker wanted in the United States was arrested in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night as he tried to board a plane to watch Mexico play in the World Cup soccer competition, federal police said.
South Africa’s Zuma under pressure in major policy speech
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma delivers the first State of the Nation address of his second term on Tuesday, under pressure to outline plans for reviving growth and creating much-needed jobs in Africa’s most advanced economy.
Decay of Libyan state clears desert trail for Africans to Europe
GHAT Libya (Reuters) – Abdulkabir and five of his friends, all from Niger, walked for hours over rocky hills and sandy paths to cross into southern Libya, without meeting a single border guard. Safely over the border, they now feel no need to hide.
In diplomatic breakthrough, Britain says to re-open Iran embassy
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday Britain plans to re-open its embassy in Iran after it was closed two and a half years ago, saying it would establish a small initial presence in Tehran soon.
Sudden Cambodian worker exodus to hit Thai businesses
BANGKOK/SA KAEW Thailand (Reuters) – Thai officials said on Tuesday that the mass departure of Cambodian labourers would dent the economy as thousands more migrant workers, fearing reprisals from the new military government, poured across the border.
Eight killed in Pakistan clash over Canada-based preacher
LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) – At least eight people including a policeman were killed and dozens wounded in Pakistan on Tuesday when protesters clashed with police in a standoff over a Canada-based anti-Taliban preacher.
Philippine trial of Chinese fishermen stalls without interpreter
MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine case against nine Chinese fishermen caught with hundreds of marine turtles in a disputed South China Sea shoal was delayed on Tuesday due to the lack of an interpreter, which one prosecutor said was due to pressure from …
Top China diplomat to visit Vietnam in possible thaw over oil rig
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top diplomat will visit Vietnam on Wednesday in a sign the two countries want to ease tensions over China’s deployment of an oil rig in the disputed South China Sea, but experts said there were many obstacles to healing the …
South Africa platinum firms, union agree ‘in principle’ offer: Implats
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s platinum producers and union AMCU have agreed on a broad wage offer to end a protracted strike but details such as the timeframe and additional benefits are still outstanding, Impala Platinum said on Tuesday.
Accused South Korea ferry crew say rescue was coastguard’s job
GWANGJU South Korea (Reuters) – The surviving crew of a South Korean ferry that sank in April killing more than 300 people and sparking a nationwide outpouring of grief argued on Tuesday that it was up to the coastguard to rescue the passengers, not th…
